Su Qingluan couldn't hide the surprise and surprise on her face, but Xie Zian obviously misunderstood the reason for her surprise.
He raised his chin in a disgusting manner: "What? Open your eyes! Have you never seen this rare thing?"
Su Qingluan shook her head and complained in her heart: She had never seen this scene before treating a plaice as a "rare thing".
But it’s no wonder. In ancient times, except for the residents of the seaside, where could they easily eat or even see seafood?
What's more, although plaice is a fish that lives in shallow waters, the level of fishing and transportation at this time is estimated to be limited. It is estimated that most of the time, even wealthy people may not be able to eat it all the time.
"Are you going to make this fish today?" Su Qingluan pointed to the plaice swimming slowly at the bottom of the water tank - because the water tank is very large and the bottom inside is dark brown, so if not At first, the fish was swimming in mid-air, and it was difficult for Su Qingluan to even notice it.
Xie Zian nodded, thought for a while and said: "It should be your first time to do it. Anyway, a fish is so big, you can do half of it first, and if it doesn't work, you can do another one." He said, "Isn't that very considerate of me?" Very generous" expression.
When Su Qingluan heard this, she complained in her heart and smiled so brilliantly that she gritted her teeth: "Thank you very much for your understanding..." Thank you for being my ancestor for eight lifetimes!
Xie Zian nodded and waved to the servant who was following him: "Go and catch the fish - don't forget to catch the small one. I will leave the big one for my grandmother to enjoy!"
In line with the principle of "Thousands of people wear flattery but not wear it, Party A is the biggest in the world", when Su Qingluan heard Xie Zian's words, he flattered her very smoothly: "Young master, leave the best to your order." Grandma, you are so filial!"
Xie Zian was very single and said: "Oh, I made her happy, so that I can return to the imperial capital quickly from the indifferent Lefeng Town!"
Su Qingluan:......
Old housekeeper: ...
Servants around:...
Su Qingluan couldn't help but twitching at the corner of her mouth: What happened to this unlucky child? What are you talking about? ! How should she respond to this?
The old housekeeper obviously knew that his little master had an unreliable temperament, so he only said: "If the old lady can eat the food that the young man treats with piety, the disease will be cured by more than half." After saying that, he turned around and directed the servants to take the food. Use a net to catch fish in the water tank.
The area of this fish tank is really not small. It is the kind of shape that is not very deep but not very regular, and very freehand.
The color of the bottom of the fish tank is very similar to the pattern on the back of the plaice. In addition, the plaice usually swims slowly close to the bottom of the water. With the help of a net, the two plaice hid their figures.
As a result, two servants had to roll up their trouser legs and jump into the large fish tank to signal the capturers outside where the target plaice was.
After a lot of hard work by the servants, the plaice was finally caught. Su Qingluan took advantage of this moment to ask Xie Zian if he could eat spicy food. After getting a positive answer, he turned around and asked if there were garlic, onions, black pepper, etc. black pepper.
Speaking of being rich, there are also benefits. Just give the order and someone will prepare the required ingredients. Since there were no wall-breaking machines in this era, Su Qingluan wanted black pepper powder and had to have his servants grind it with a mill in advance.
After the battle of wits and courage between the servants and the plaice was over, all the auxiliary ingredients except the black pepper powder - which had not been ground yet - were ready.
This time Su Qingluan came to the kitchen again, but it was much more lively than before.
Although this house is beautiful and prosperous, it actually does not occupy a very large area, and Xie Zian is the only owner. Therefore, Su Qingluan's cooking skills have caught Xie Zian's attention in such a short period of time. Spread like wildfire.
What's more, Xie Zian asked the chef of the mansion to come specially to learn how to cook plaice, which attracted many people in and around the kitchen to watch the excitement.
Su Qingluan asked the kitchen to take out the largest casserole. She compared the size and could barely fit the whole fish. After hitting the plaice three times, five times and two times, Su Qingluan quickly physically saved the fish and washed it clean.
The flesh of sole is thick, and the bones are loose and rich in gelatinous marrow. It is very valuable to taste. It would be a pity to throw it away because it has no taste.
Thinking of this, Su Qingluan cut the plaice into two-finger-wide pieces.
"Hey, how can you cut up a good fish?" Someone exclaimed, "How good is the meaning of a whole fish?"
Su Qingluan smiled and said: "One of the subtleties of this fish is the fish bones in the middle. The interior is rich in gelatin, the bones are elastic, the texture is soft and tough, and it has a unique flavor. If it were not cut open like this, the fish bones would probably be missing a lot. Taste, it would be a pity to throw it away.”
After that, cut the rest of the fish into two finger widths, leaving only the complete fish head on the plate without cutting it any more.
"Is there any pork fat? I want fat and lean pork belly." Su Qingluan asked.
Some of the servants frowned: "The Xie family is a wealthy family, how can they eat such lowly food as pork?"
Su Qingluan disagreed: "Pork is one of the five animals used to worship the gods and ancestors of heaven and earth. How can it be called 'insignificant' when it is used by the gods and ancestors?"
The servant girl who had led Su Qingluan the way before was also there, and Su Qingluan already knew her surname was Huang. She took a step forward and whispered: "What this... young man said makes sense, but the pork does not taste good..."
The yellow servant girl obviously knew about Su Qingluan's disguise as a man - the old housekeeper probably told her about it - so she was very confused about what to call Su Qingluan.
Su Qingluan smiled and peeled off the dry outer skin of the garlic, leaving only the innermost layer of tender lavender garlic skin: "I have my own way to make pork delicious."
The yellow servant woman was doubtful and finally asked the servant girl to bring over a piece of good pork belly.
In fact, Su Qingluan also knew that pigs in this era were raised under toilets, forming a "natural cycle" with people, so the fishy smell on the meat was relatively strong, and many people felt that because they could not accept the living environment of pigs, Pork is very dirty.
Fortunately, there are many ways to remove the fishy smell from pork.
First, Su Qingluan placed an iron pot on the stove to heat it up, then pressed the skin side of the meat against the iron pot and rubbed it vigorously.
The iron pot is heated like a branding iron, causing the pork skin to make a "squeak" sound as soon as it is put into the pot. As the faint aroma of barbecue fills the air, the pork skin gradually changes from white to burnt yellow.
Su Qingluan was grilling the meat while carefully observing the color of the skin. After a while, when he was sure that the heat was almost done, he heard a servant next to him whisper: "Little Master, the black pepper you want has been ground!"
Su Qingluan nodded and raised his head towards the table next to him: "Just put it there, thank you." Then he took out the pork, cut off the thicker pure fat at the bottom, and cut it into rougher pieces. Throw it into the oil pan and add a little star anise and bay leaves to remove the fishy smell.
Suddenly, the air was filled with the aroma of lard.
